Using Android? Well, You May Expect Malware Soon!

Google's Android OS is by far the mostly #-Link-Snipped-# operating system on smartphones, running on about 52.5 per cent of the smartphones currently. It is probably paying its price for dominating the market. Hackers have now started intending Android with the most infectious and hi-tech attacks, simply to victimize more users.

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This not only puts pressure on Google to improve its security, but also the users using Android should now be careful about the data they are sharing online with other people. From July this year, the number of attacks have raised by 472 per cent, with a majority of them identified since last few weeks. A similar report came out in May, which stated that the malware incidents had raised by 400 per cent. IT security firm Juniper Networks  carried out certain results and blamed Google's pathetic security for getting so many users in trouble.

Reportedly, the malicious programmes when installed, they may send your personal information to a third party, or text messages to premium rate numbers thus costing the user a fortune for some act even he is unaware of. This money is next to irretrievable. Google should thoroughly check its apps before releasing it into the market to safeguard their customers. So make sure that you are downloading a safe app, or better still, refrain from adding any app for a while, and avoid sharing your personal data on this system. We are aware that this totally beats up the purpose of Android, but some steps have to be taken if we don't want to end up a victim.

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